Fred Hellerman, Last of the Weavers Folk Group, Dies at 89

The New York Times ^ | September 2, 2016 | William Grimes

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Advice to the men in the general audience, or is this Irene something that we don’t quite understand?”

Interesting thought HTRN! It almost doesn’t seem to fit the attitude of the rest of the song. Leadbelly’s version is on youtube, but RY Cooder’s is better if you can find it. The Weaver’s recording is insipid!

[Arthur McGowan]

https://youtu.be/ng2Ls4OA2k4

[jocon307]

They were stinking commies, of course, but they were great musicians.

[jocon307]

Excellent.

[Bigg Red]

Who is the young man shaking hands with Obamugabe?

[Bigg Red]

Well, of course. Long tradition at the NYT of loving commies. There was the reporter Walter Duranty who whitewashed Stalin’s crimes against humanity.

[ETL]

I have no idea. I was just looking for pics of Springstein and Obama. Springstein invited communist Pete Seeger to perform with him at Obama’s 2009 inauguration. I saw it on c-span. They showed Obama singing along to “This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land”.

[Bigg Red]

Okay, thanks. I loathe Springsteen.

[TomServo]

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.